Sr Legal Counsel - Checkout and PayPal
Core
Provide legal and regulatory guidance for PayPal's consumer checkout products and payments services in North, Central, and South America, enabling business strategy while managing legal risk.
Role type
Senior in-house product legal counsel (payments/FinTech)
Builds
PayPal consumer checkout products, payment solutions, and cross-border trade features
Domain
FinTech, global payments, consumer finance
Required skills
payments regulation expertise, consumer financial law, data privacy law, product legal counseling, risk management, cross-border trade compliance
Preferred skills
Latin America legal experience, CFPB/FTC regulatory knowledge, emerging payments technology familiarity, agile environment adaptability
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Provide pragmatic legal advice to enable business strategy; ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations; manage legal risks and develop risk management frameworks; partner with business counterparts to drive effective legal services; escalate complex issues to senior leadership
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC